National ALS Registry releases updated prevalence estimates
Thursday, August 4, 2016 The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the United States for…
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Cayman Islands DVDL-Restricted Hrs on Thursday 18th August Office Closure Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing Thursday Hours The Department of Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing informs the public that it will be offering limited services on Thursday, August 18th, 2016 at…
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Earl impacted more than 110,000 children in Belize: UNICEF
By Adele Ramos From Amandala Belize BELIZE CITY, Fri. Aug. 5, 2016–The frightfulness of howling winds and pounding rains emanating from a fierce hurricane such as Earl is enough to traumatize a child. In fact, according to a report released today…
Mexico searches for victims of deadly Storm Earl
From BBC Emergency workers in Mexico are searching for survivors after landslides killed dozens in the wake of Tropical Storm Earl. The worst-affected state was Puebla in central Mexico, where at least 28 people were killed after torrential rains set…
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CIMH and Sutron Corporation partner to help Caribbean nations build climate resilience
From The Dominican Bridgetown, Barbados (TDN) National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) from across the Caribbean are now better equipped and trained to monitor climate in the region, thanks to a series of training workshops co-hosted by the Caribbean Institute…
Installation of 2nd MW-scale sun2live solar power plant in Antigua has commenced
PV Energy continues to implement 10 MWp sun2live solar energy project for greener future The Caribbean twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda is moving closer to achieving its target in regard to operating the greenest electricity sector in the whole of…
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Belize Bank seeks to satisfy $27M judgment against Belize Gov’t From OffshoreAlert Following a recent appeals court ruling in Washington, D.C., British businessman Michael Ashcroft’s Belize Bank is attempting to find and seize assets in the United States that belong…
Chevron wins big in $9.5 billion oil pollution case. But it’s not over yet
By Paul Barrett From Bloomberg The lawyer for Ecuadorian victims fails to sway a U.S. court that he didn’t act illegally. Now, more appeals in the 23-year-old case Chevron couldn’t have won a more emphatic victory in its long-running Ecuadorian pollution…
A mysterious buried ship appears near Martha’s Vineyard every couple years, but no one knows where it came from
By Sarah Kramer, Tech Insider From Business Insider Off the south coast of Massachusetts sits Chappaquiddick, a long, narrow strip of land that — depending on the tides — is either an island or a peninsula that’s barely connected to Martha’s Vineyard….
Human climate influence means we’re skipping an ice age
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget NO GLACIERS FOR YOU! COME BACK, 100,000 YEARS! According to a new study published in Nature, human-generated climate change — specifically the massive additions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere —…
